Aman J. Bedi

Aman J. Bedi is the critically acclaimed author of the Ghosts of Ethuran series – KAVITHRI and CITY OF JACKALS (Gollancz). He was born in Mysore, India, grew up in Vizag, studied in Bangalore, completed a PhD in experimental psychology at the University of Canterbury, and now lives and works in Melbourne, Australia.

His writing draws from modern Indian history and is influenced by writers and artists like David Gemmell, Samit Basu, Takehiko Inoue, and Kentaro Miura. His debut novel, KAVITHRI, was a finalist for the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy novel, and is shortlisted for the Aldiss Award for World-building in Speculative Fiction.

The Ghosts of Ethuran series – KAVITHRI and CITY OF JACKALS – is an action-packed epic fantasy series inspired by post-colonial India, which follows an intractable protagonist who scraps her way out of the slums to gain acceptance into a school for mages, bonds with an all-powerful Jinn, and finds that what’s left of her once-proud people sparks something deep within her—a reason to rise up and fight. It draws on modern Indian history as well as Aman’s own upbringing in the region.